Hong Kong SAR, China — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Hong Kong SAR, China, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Hong Kong SAR, China was 100.00% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 1996. The lowest was 85.20% in 1960 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.25% per year.
Hong Kong SAR, China ranks 1 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 1%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 65.45%, so Hong Kong SAR, China sits above it. It peaked in 1996 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 0%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 1 of 37 economies; Singapore (100.00%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 11th of 217 in 1960 → 12th of 217 in 1970 → 12th of 217 in 1980 → 10th of 217 in 1990 → 1st of 217 in 2000 → 1st of 217 in 2010 → 1st of 217 in 2020 → 1st of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 99.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 99.96% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 99.91% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 99.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 99.74% | +0.4 pp |
| 1990 | 99.31% | +1.3 pp |
| 1989 | 98.01% | +1.8 pp |
| 1988 | 96.24% | +1.7 pp |
| 1987 | 94.51% | +1.2 pp |
| 1986 | 93.33% | +0.5 pp |
| 1985 | 92.82% | +0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 92.51% | +0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 92.27% | +0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 92.05% | +0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 91.8% | +0.3 pp |
| 1980 | 91.48% | +0.4 pp |
| 1979 | 91.12% | +0.4 pp |
| 1978 | 90.74% | +0.4 pp |
| 1977 | 90.34% | +0.4 pp |
| 1976 | 89.93% | +0.4 pp |
| 1975 | 89.52% | +0.4 pp |
| 1974 | 89.11% | +0.4 pp |
| 1973 | 88.72% | +0.4 pp |
| 1972 | 88.34% | +0.3 pp |
| 1971 | 88% | +0.3 pp |
| 1970 | 87.67% | +0.3 pp |
| 1969 | 87.33% | +0.4 pp |
| 1968 | 86.96% | +0.4 pp |
| 1967 | 86.6% | +0.3 pp |
| 1966 | 86.26% | +0.3 pp |
| 1965 | 85.94% | +0.3 pp |
| 1964 | 85.66% | +0.2 pp |
| 1963 | 85.44% | +0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 85.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 85.21% | +0.0 pp |
| 1960 | 85.2% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Hong Kong SAR, China’s Urban population in 1961?
85.21% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Hong Kong SAR, China’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +17.4% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 100%; 2024: 100%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.